In an interview to air this Sunday on ‘60 Mins’, rap star Cam’ron says there’s no situation ?? including a serial killer living next door ?? that would cause him to help police in any way, because to do so would hurt his music sales and violate his “code of ethics.”
This nappy-headed whore rapper is [...]
If societies ethics and response would be to be flexible and seek a balanced solution, and the bank does not strive to do that, are the banks morals or ethics out of balance with societies and not reflective of the moral norm?
What do you think about that situation and what do you think the ethical goal of the bank should be on the lending6 Zoom(s)
“Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something we would never want t0 be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we are made for?”
- Thomas Merton (quoted [...]
I'm wondering if we as a society consider it to be ethical for a bank to extend sub-prime or relaxed loans to consumers but not to extend the same degree of laxness or flexibility on the back end if a consumer gets into financial troubles or is that entrapment? If a bank knows they are not in compliance with a code or regulation but continues5 Zoom(s)
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmitillahi wa Barakatuh,
Recently, Br. Belal sent me a request to be a contributor to the Leechon Films blog. You may have seen the “Press” section of the blog which contains some of my work for the upcoming documentary “Tufaan.” Since I was already considering creating my own blog for just this purpose, [...]
by Adam Abdullah26 September 2006In this era of scientific advancement in the field of medical science, Muslim physicians and Islamic scholars need to establish clearly rules and guidelines concerning medical research on human. This was stressed at the 8th conference of the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences, where they urged medical nstitutions to take ethical principles into consideration when conducting biomedical researches on human beings.“All research involving human subjects should be conducted with three basic ethical principles, namely respect for persons, beneficence, if benefits outweigh harms and justice,” said Nazih Hammad, a member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, an affiliation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).“The performance of research on human subjects is Islamically acceptable. However, it should be useful and responsive to the purposes of Islamic law including the safeguarding of one´s religion, life, intellect, progeny and property, an
Anthropologists battle over ethics of embeds USA Today - USA "The debate has been a real sign of vibrancy and the seriousness with which we take anthropology and the growing importance of anthropological field work," ... Strategic Studies Institute...
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics. -Albert Einstein.A business is successful to the extent that it provides a product or service that contributes to happiness in all of its forms. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems. -Janet Holmes.A man does what he must.. in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures.. and that is the basis of all human morality. -John F. Kennedy.If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing. -Henry Kravis.Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose. — Friedrich Nietzsche.Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike. — Oscar Wilde.In law a man is guilty when he v
Swarming media in "Ethics and Blogs"The following is an excerpt from an e-mail I recently wrote, which I later realized would be an applicable subject here. I've spruced it up a bit to make it something other than a letter,...
It was over a week ago that we ran a piece on how that piece of crap newspaper in Scran'en was ignoring the DeNaples stories.In one of the pretend newspaper's articles, the paper mentioned a defamation award against the Citizen's Voice "and its parent company", which is that Scran'en paper.We noted that, in keeping with the parent company's apparent policy of deception, the article failed to advise the readers of the Scran'en rag that they were reading the "parent company".Being an inquiring sort, we penned a quick note to the reporter, so-called, and asked why he chose not to tell the readers that the CV parent was none other than the Scran'en Times. Dave Janoski's response after the jump.Janoski's revealing reply, in full:" "
After I have found out about Google Flight simulator, I have noticed that Marco submitted his story to four community based sites : Digg, Reddit, Shoutwire and Slashdot, at the same time. As Slashdot is editorial based, I won’t discuss about that here.Here are the screenshots for the other three.Oh My GOD! 352 views and only 2 shouts? Come on, this article definitely deserve to be shouted. It is impossible that all those 352 people have already known about this easter egg before Marco.When you compared with Digg and reddit, all the community users gave Marco the diggs and points he deserved.Why all these Shoutwire users are so mean? Maybe they can't shout anymore as their voice are running out? Come on shoutwire, you can be a lot better than this. I don't mean to offend anyone, just sharing my thought.
A couple of citizen-watchdog organizations have filed a formal complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Disciplinary Counsel, seeking an investigation of former Gaming Control Board Chairman Thomas "Tad" Decker, Stephen A. Cozen, and seven other Cozen O'Connor attorneys. They allege a slew of conflicts of interest and violations of Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct for licensed attorneys.Cozen O'Connor represents Louis DeNaples, owner of the Mt. Airy Resort and Casino. DeNaples is the subject of Federal and State probes into potential illegal campaign contributions to Decker's college-friend (Rendell) and Denaples' alleged affiliation with William "Big Billy" D'Elia, the purported head of the Bufalino crime family in Northeastern Pennsylvania.Decker worked for Cozen O'Connor as a managing partner until Rendell made him chair of the newly formed Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in 2004. Decker left the Board earlier this month and took over the reigns at Cozen O'
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.” - Bob Marley
Mind control and other emerging neuroscientific technologies and weaponry constitute a frightening aspect of the future we presently inhabit. When one considers potential spiritual ramifications, as perhaps not all researchers and reporters do, it becomes clear that at the [...]
“As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions ... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.”
George Soros (b. 1930) U.S. financial speculator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to make lawmakers disclose more details of their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, responding to a rash of recent scandals.
The Democratic-drafted legislation followed cases that sent two GOP lawmakers and a big-time lobbyist to prison and saw a House Democrat charged with bribery.
Senate leaders hope to give it final passage this week, even as the chamber’s most senior Republican faces questions about Monday’s federal raid of his home as part of a bribery probe in Alaska.
The bill, which the House passed 411-8, would require lawmakers to disclose those lobbyists who raise $15,000 or more for them within a six-month period by “bundling” donations from many people. The requirement would cover party-affiliated campaign committees as well.
What a marvelous idea, to enact legislation that would make our esteemed Senators and Congresscritters adhere to something called honesty, what
One of my pastors, the Reverend Lori Eldredge, was on NPR's Speaking of Faith show on July 19, 2007, on their show about the Ethics of Eating. Here is the clip.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/speakingoffaith/20070719_ethicsofeating-lorieldredge.mp3
The Cribs are worried that the UK music scene is about to go the way of Britpop - although without the huge-selling acts and Louise Wener, obviously. It's all gone to pot, they wail: "I think there's a couple of good bands. But I mean just that; a couple of good bands. I'm not gonna mention any names - in a good or bad way - and I'm not going to call anyone out by name. But music is rubbish right now.”"There aren't any bands with ethics. Things have got how Britpop was a few years ago, with people identifying something that is popular, and just doing the same and jumping on the bandwagon."We're not sure it's entirely unethical to play music that sound slike other people's music - after all, The Cribs wouldn't last long in a moot court if that was the charge against them - but we know what he means.
When we talk about Business Ethics, it’s actually very simple. When you open your eyes in the morning, you know what you should do actually, but some are trying to ignore there facts since they are too greedy on the first place.
Be a source of integrity. Don’t be phony, people will know and not come [...]
Received the following article via the Entireweb Newsletter, most of it is common sense stuff but important - especially for the little guy starting from the ground up. It makes all the difference if you're looking to build a "long-standing business rather than a fly-by-night get rich quick scheme."Posted in full:Entireweb Newsletter * July 12, 2007 * ISSUE #352Online Business EthicsVery simple: Be a source of integrity. Don't be phony, people will know and not come to visit your site again. Even worse, they will post a bad review somewhere on the web and others will not even come to see for themselves. If you don't know about something, don't pretend that you do.Respect your customers, or prospective customers, and offer them something of value. Give good information that will draw your customers' attention and this will help to build trust. It also gives them a reason to stay or come back again for more. Follow-up with your customers, but don't be a pest. Basically, don't spa
THE CODE OF ETHICS APPLIES TO EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS CANDIDATES
By MobileWirelessJobs / MobileContentJobs
July 2007
NEW YORK – When a candidate accepts a new position at just about any company in the US, one of the first documents to be executed is typically the company’s code of conduct. This document is meant to clearly define what actions each employee will be held accountable for and the guidelines of “acceptable behavior” according to the employer. It is supposed to provide a comprehensive code of compliance and the possible repercussions that may result if any employee fails to adhere to such policies. In essence, it is a “code of ethics” in which both parties, employer and employee, agree to follow.
Some labor experts will argue that the current turnover rate for most publicly listed US companies is relatively flat, approximately 17% at present, and thus employee satisfaction is relatively strong. They’ll point out that the reasons why most employees leave a job to
We know that most of the developers and designers likes to look at others great work, so they can compare and learn from them. That is surely a good thing. On other side, when you steal code, switch few things in design then it should be called rippoff.
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